Underworld Ascendant Update – Aelita, the Abyss, and More

The latest development update for Otherside Entertainment’s dungeon crawler Underworld Ascendant reveals an impressive-looking piece of Key Art and shows off some fresh screenshots. And when you’re done staring at those, you can also check out a recent video interview with Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, listen to a few samples of Underworld’s voice acting, and get acquainted with Aelita, a “death-defyingly clever” rogue character you’ll be able to encounter on your journey through the Stygian Abyss. A snippet:

Narrative Cast Spotlight: Cabirus & Aelita

The clip shown during the SXSW panel provided a spotlight of some of the game’s major narrative cast, such as your enigmatic advisor Cabirus and roguish ally Aelita.

As a treat to our newsletter and forum fans, you can watch the clip here.

The video begins with the first in-game footage of Cabirus, who, as you know, is voiced by fan-favorite Stephen Russell (Thief: The Dark Project Fallout 4, Dishonored 2).

You then get to hear the first in-game dialogue by Aelita, who is voiced by the incredible Fryda Wolff (Mass Effect: Andromeda, XCOM 2, Fallout 4).

Fun Fact: Fryda provided VO for an early demo of Underworld Ascendant, as a rogue character who later grew into Aelita.

To pull a few lines from her character description, Aelita is: “A charismatic anti-heroine and dynamic adventurer. Larger than life; death-defyingly clever.”

When not away on adventures, Aelita acts an intermediary between the player and the game’s three conflicting Factions. She advises you on how to survive the Abyss and how to navigate the intricacies of dealing with the Factions. Because the Abyss is such a deadly environment, Aelita is regularly surprised that the player is still alive. She’s also been known to make the occasional savvy trade. As an exclusive treat for our followers, we’re sharing concept art of her character, which was created by character artist Pete (BioShock Infinite) Anderson[…]

We’re big fans of both Stephen and Fryda’s work on the game and can’t wait to share more on their characters soon.